used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The next morning, whilst dressing, I heard a blithe voice carolling on the stair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I listened and caught the following verses:-- "O haud away frae me," she said, "I pray you let me be!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was the orison of Margaret Binkie as she descended to the breakfast-room.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I listened and caught the following verses:-- "O haud away frae me," she said, "I pray you let me be!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I listened and caught the following verses:-- "O haud away frae me," she said, "I pray you let me be!
Binkie
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From this reading It was the orison of Margaret Binkie as she descended to the breakfast-room.
blitheadjectiveUS /blaɪð/
lacking or showing a lack of due concern
From this reading The next morning, whilst dressing, I heard a blithe voice carolling on the stair.
breakfast-room
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From this reading It was the orison of Margaret Binkie as she descended to the breakfast-room.
carolling
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From this reading The next morning, whilst dressing, I heard a blithe voice carolling on the stair.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading I listened and caught the following verses:-- "O haud away frae me," she said, "I pray you let me be!
courtedverbUS /ˈkɔːrtɪd/
past form of “court” — make amorous advances towards
From this reading Hae you the shares ye held, my lord, What time ye courted me?
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading It was the orison of Margaret Binkie as she descended to the breakfast-room.
dressingnounUS /ˈdresɪŋ/
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading The next morning, whilst dressing, I heard a blithe voice carolling on the stair.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading I listened and caught the following verses:-- "O haud away frae me," she said, "I pray you let me be!
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "'Tis woman's weird to luve and pine, And man's is to forget: Hold you the shares, Lord James," she said, "Or hae ye sold them yet?"
frae
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From this reading I listened and caught the following verses:-- "O haud away frae me," she said, "I pray you let me be!
Hae
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From this reading Hae you the shares ye held, my lord, What time ye courted me?
haud
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From this reading I listened and caught the following verses:-- "O haud away frae me," she said, "I pray you let me be!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The next morning, whilst dressing, I heard a blithe voice carolling on the stair.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Hae you the shares ye held, my lord, What time ye courted me?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "'Tis woman's weird to luve and pine, And man's is to forget: Hold you the shares, Lord James," she said, "Or hae ye sold them yet?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next morning, whilst dressing, I heard a blithe voice carolling on the stair.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'Tis woman's weird to luve and pine, And man's is to forget: Hold you the shares, Lord James," she said, "Or hae ye sold them yet?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the orison of Margaret Binkie as she descended to the breakfast-room.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading "'Tis woman's weird to luve and pine, And man's is to forget: Hold you the shares, Lord James," she said, "Or hae ye sold them yet?"
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I listened and caught the following verses:-- "O haud away frae me," she said, "I pray you let me be!
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading I listened and caught the following verses:-- "O haud away frae me," she said, "I pray you let me be!
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Hae you the shares ye held, my lord, What time ye courted me?
luve
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From this reading "'Tis woman's weird to luve and pine, And man's is to forget: Hold you the shares, Lord James," she said, "Or hae ye sold them yet?"
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "'Tis woman's weird to luve and pine, And man's is to forget: Hold you the shares, Lord James," she said, "Or hae ye sold them yet?"
Margaret
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From this reading It was the orison of Margaret Binkie as she descended to the breakfast-room.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I listened and caught the following verses:-- "O haud away frae me," she said, "I pray you let me be!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning, whilst dressing, I heard a blithe voice carolling on the stair.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Hae you the shares ye held, my lord, What time ye courted me?
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning, whilst dressing, I heard a blithe voice carolling on the stair.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading I listened and caught the following verses:-- "O haud away frae me," she said, "I pray you let me be!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the orison of Margaret Binkie as she descended to the breakfast-room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next morning, whilst dressing, I heard a blithe voice carolling on the stair.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "'Tis woman's weird to luve and pine, And man's is to forget: Hold you the shares, Lord James," she said, "Or hae ye sold them yet?"
orisonnoun
reverent petition to a deity
From this reading It was the orison of Margaret Binkie as she descended to the breakfast-room.
pinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading "'Tis woman's weird to luve and pine, And man's is to forget: Hold you the shares, Lord James," she said, "Or hae ye sold them yet?"
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading I listened and caught the following verses:-- "O haud away frae me," she said, "I pray you let me be!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I listened and caught the following verses:-- "O haud away frae me," she said, "I pray you let me be!
sharesnounUS /ʃerz/
plural of “share” — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
From this reading Hae you the shares ye held, my lord, What time ye courted me?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the orison of Margaret Binkie as she descended to the breakfast-room.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading "'Tis woman's weird to luve and pine, And man's is to forget: Hold you the shares, Lord James," she said, "Or hae ye sold them yet?"
stairnounUS /ster/
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
From this reading The next morning, whilst dressing, I heard a blithe voice carolling on the stair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning, whilst dressing, I heard a blithe voice carolling on the stair.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "'Tis woman's weird to luve and pine, And man's is to forget: Hold you the shares, Lord James," she said, "Or hae ye sold them yet?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Hae you the shares ye held, my lord, What time ye courted me?
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "'Tis woman's weird to luve and pine, And man's is to forget: Hold you the shares, Lord James," she said, "Or hae ye sold them yet?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the orison of Margaret Binkie as she descended to the breakfast-room.
versesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading I listened and caught the following verses:-- "O haud away frae me," she said, "I pray you let me be!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The next morning, whilst dressing, I heard a blithe voice carolling on the stair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the orison of Margaret Binkie as she descended to the breakfast-room.
weirdadjectiveUS /wɪrd/
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading "'Tis woman's weird to luve and pine, And man's is to forget: Hold you the shares, Lord James," she said, "Or hae ye sold them yet?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Hae you the shares ye held, my lord, What time ye courted me?
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading The next morning, whilst dressing, I heard a blithe voice carolling on the stair.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "'Tis woman's weird to luve and pine, And man's is to forget: Hold you the shares, Lord James," she said, "Or hae ye sold them yet?"
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Hae you the shares ye held, my lord, What time ye courted me?
but in spite of that
From this reading "'Tis woman's weird to luve and pine, And man's is to forget: Hold you the shares, Lord James," she said, "Or hae ye sold them yet?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I listened and caught the following verses:-- "O haud away frae me," she said, "I pray you let me be!
